Go out! Chinese rescue team rushed to Türkiye earthquake area
2023-02-08
On the afternoon of the 7th, the education and training center of the Beijing Fire Rescue Corps, located in Daxing District, Beijing, was very busy. Several rescue vehicles were parked in the courtyard waiting to leave, and people were busy loading various equipment and materials onto the vehicles. There are several internal combustion engines waiting to be loaded on the open ground, as well as boxes of instant noodles, cans, water and other living materials. In the central hall, a solemn expedition ceremony is underway. Dozens of team members are ready to go, and the words "China Rescue" are printed on the orange and yellow uniforms. This is a collective expedition ceremony for the members of the Chinese rescue team of Beijing Fire Fighting. On February 6, two earthquakes with magnitude of 7.8 occurred in Türkiye. By the afternoon of the 7th, the strong earthquake had killed nearly 5000 people and injured more than 20000 people in Türkiye and Syria. At the request of the Turkish government, the Chinese government sent a Chinese rescue team to Türkiye to carry out international rescue. According to the unified deployment, the Chinese Emergency Management Department sent 82 members of the Chinese rescue team to carry rescue equipment and materials to the disaster area. The rescue team is mainly composed of personnel from the Beijing Fire Rescue Corps, the China Earthquake Emergency Search and Rescue Center and the General Emergency Hospital. "At present, the most important consideration is how to save lives and how to maintain the efficient rescue ability of the team." At the ceremony, Zhao Yang, the head of the Chinese rescue team and the deputy chief of the Beijing Fire Rescue Corps, took the oath on behalf of all the members, "We will adhere to the principle of putting life first and safety first in the rescue process, show the professional ability of the Chinese fire brigade, and do not bear the heavy trust of the motherland!" "As the backbone of the Chinese rescue team, the Capital Fire Special Service is a professional team certified by the United Nations, which shows the responsibility, image and responsibility of a big country." Pan Yehui, political commissar of the Beijing Fire Rescue Corps, told all the rescue team members, "All the members of the war should vigorously carry forward the spirit of 'respecting life, being scientific and professional, overcoming difficulties, and winning glory for the country', and firmly complete the transnational rescue task with great trust and mission." said Bi Hongyi, the leader of the China Rescue Team and the director of the Special Service Branch Command Center of the Beijing Fire Rescue Corps, who said that the Beijing Fire Rescue Corps had 50 participants in the rescue, most of whom were front-line rescue forces, In addition, it also includes operation security and medical personnel. The rescue team members have received professional training, participated in many rescue operations, and have rich rescue experience. "On this expedition, we carried 13 tons of rescue equipment, including demolition equipment for cutting concrete and steel bars, search equipment, detection equipment, and 4 search and rescue dogs, which can effectively guarantee the team to carry out search and rescue tasks," he said. Bi Hongyi said that although the team members are prepared for the war 24 hours a day, and have daily drills, and have a basic understanding of the characteristics and collapse degree of local buildings according to the existing data, the rescue site and collapse area in the earthquake-stricken area are large, accompanied by high intensity aftershocks, coupled with extremely cold weather and the scene of chaos, it is expected to bring many difficulties to the rescue. "This Türkiye earthquake has a large magnitude, serious casualties, and on-site rescue is difficult." Fu Jie, a member of the Chinese rescue team and deputy director of the Special Disaster Rescue Division of the Beijing Fire Rescue Corps, said, "We are actively preparing after the mission, collecting information on the earthquake situation and the rescue response of various countries, and preparing personnel equipment
Edit：He Chuanning Responsible editor：Su Suiyue
Source：Xinhua
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